KyotoTamba
The Land That Divides Two Seas
Tamba is recast as the crossroads where water parts for the Sea of Japan and Osaka Bay, and where Izumo met Yamato.
2026.06Kyoto Prefecture, alongside Mori no Kyoto (Kyoto of the Forest)
課題Issue
For all its sights, such as the Hozu Gorge and Fukuchiyama Castle, Tamba is seen as a corridor between Kyoto and the sea.
視点Approach
The region is read as the watershed between the Yura and Katsura rivers, a borderland where Moto-Izumo and Moto-Ise stand side by side.
施策Proposals
- A Map of Watersheds and Myths showing both river systems
- A north-south journey from Kameoka to the mouth of the Yura
- Following two rivers that flow toward opposite seas